| 1500 | x | × | 2 | = | 500 | ( | 32 | − | x | ) |
| Left side of the equation = | 3000 | x |
| 3000 | x | = | 500 | ( | 32 | − | x | ) |
| Right side of the equation = | 500 | × | 32 | − | 500 | x |
| = | 16000 | − | 500 | x |
| 3000 | x | = | 16000 | − | 500 | x |
| 3000 | x | + | 500 | x | = | 16000 |
| 3500 | x | = | 16000 |
| x | = | 16000 | ÷ | 3500 |
| = | 16000 | × | 1 3500 |
| = | 32 | × | 1 7 |
| x | = | 32 7 |
| x | = | 4.571429 |